Topic: Grammy Awards 2014

There are two artists that I believe were robbed during the 56th Grammy Awards last Sunday. The first is obvious. Justin Timberlake got robbed months ago, when the Grammy nominations were announced. Somehow, the top selling album of 2013 was left off the Album of the Year ballot. Timberlake was then taken down by Daft Punk for Best Pop Solo Performance and by Lorde for Best Pop Solo Performance. He didn’t even capture Best Pop Vocal Album which went to Bruno Mars. He was left holding three Grammys. One for the “Suit & Tie” music video, another for Best R&B Song and a third for his work with Jay-Z on “Holy Grail.” His album didn’t receive a single award and it should be noted that he didn’t perform after topping many top artist of 2013 charts. After hearing all of that evidence, it’s likely you’d come to the same conclusion [...] Continue...

As Grammy telecasts go, the 56th Grammy Awards will be remembered. It may not be remembered for the artists that took home awards or for the many great collaboration performances but overall, it will be remembered as a great show. Here are the 5 can’t miss moments from last nights show. Continue...

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards will be held this Sunday at 8pm on CBS. We have picked 13 categories and have picked who we think Will Win and Should Win the awards. We’ve also included our Dark Horse pick, someone who could come out of left field to surprise audiences with a win. Without further a due, the winners will be: Winners are bolded below! Continue...

Record of the Year is the top award of the night during the Grammy Awards. It is given to the best song of the year from a production and performance perspective. While the songwriting contributes to this, it is more about the way the song sounds. In past years, this award has been won by legends such as Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson and was most recently won younger artists like Gotye and Adele. The nominees for Record of the Year at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards are: Get Lucky by Daft Punk Radioactive by Imagine Dragons Royals by Lorde Locked Out of Heaven by Bruno Mars Blurred Lines by Robert Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams Let’s get a few things straight about this award. First, it is almost always given to an elite artist. Only a few times has a young, up and coming artist taken home the [...] Continue...

This years Album of the Year nominees are an eclectic mix. There’s a pop sensation, a few indie rappers, a singer/songwriter and an electronic group. Here are the nominees for Album of the Year: Random Access Memories by Daft Punk The Blessed Unrest by Sara Bareilles Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Red by Taylor Swift There are a few nominees that I’m going to write off straight away. Sara Bareilles’ The Blessed Unrest is a fantastic album but I don’t think it, or more importantly she, has the legs to take home this coveted award. Kendrick Lamar is in a similar position. He’s had a fantastic year but just won’t be able to take home the prize this year. The future remains bright for both of these artists who will fall short on Sunday. Now onto the three artists that will [...] Continue...

Song of the Year is an interesting category. It’s usually very hard to pick a winner because of the caliber of talent represented in nominees. How do you pick a single song when you have all-star nominees across the board. This years Song of the Year nominees are: Just Give Me A Reason written by Jeff Bhasker, Pink and Nate Ruess Locked Out of Heaven written by Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars Roar written by Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter Royals written by Joel Little and Ella Yelich O’Connor Same Love written by Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert and Ryan Lewis When you take a quick glance at the nominees, three songs really stand out for writing. After all, Song of the Year is meant to honor the songwriting involved in a song and not strictly the songs sound. The standouts for me [...] Continue...

There’s a reason that I’m breaking down this category and it’s not a reason I’m happy to report on. The Best Pop Solo Performance Grammy is the highest award that Justin Timberlake is eligible to win this year and that is crazy. Still, these are the facts. Here are the nominees: Brave by Sara Bareilles When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars Roar by Katy Perry Mirrors by Justin Timberlake This will be the 3rd time this award is given out. Previously, this category was split into three different categories, honoring men, women and instrumentalists differently. Since the restructuring, Katy Perry has been nominated all three years and this will be the first year that Adele does not win. She won in 2012 for “Someone Like You” and in 2013 for “Set Fire To The Rain.” Justin Timberlake has to be the front-runner because of his snubbing in the [...] Continue...

There is no hiding this fact. Year after year, this is my least favorite category because it does not honor “new artists” but instead artists that achieved a certain level of sales during the absurd Grammy calendar (which runs from October to September). Most artists win (or don’t win) the award the year after it would make sense to have won it. This years crop is no different. The nominees are: James Blake Kendrick Lamar Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Kacey Musgraves Ed Sheeran As is usually the case, there are a few superstars and then a few underground candidates. If you were using the eyeball test, you’d have to say that Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have this in the bag. They launched their careers without the support of a record label, creating one of the best albums of the year (The Heist is nominated for Album of the Year) and [...] Continue...

The Grammy Award nominations were released yesterday in a television spectacular. While they always get some things right, this year they got a few things really, really wrong. Mainly in leaving Justin Timberlake and Miley Cyrus off the ballot in some major categories. As we progressed through 2013, it seemed obvious that Justin Timberlake would challenge for Album of the Year. After all, his much anticipated album The 20/20 Experience came out in March and it quickly shot up the charts, selling millions of copies and being acclaimed by fans and critics as his best work to date. He bridged the gap between soul, hip-hop and rock in one smooth, 70 minute album. Yet, we are now facing a Grammy Awards devoid of The 20/20 Experience in one of the nights top categories. I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around this. How could an album that Rolling Stone [...] Continue...